Rajneeshpuram, a controversial religious community, transplanted
from India to Oregon in 1981, attracted international attention
when several of its leaders were arrested in 1985. The spiritual
leader, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, was deported from the United States
and others subsequently served prison terms for arson, poisonings,
attempted murder, and other crimes. Rajneesh's followers, called
'sannyasin', are distinguished from other religious groups by their
denial of the legitimacy of any moral code for regulating conduct,
their rejection of personal constraint by existing human
institutions, and the absence of any stable shared system of
beliefs. This book is a narrative account of the progressive
regimentation of the commune and the escalating hostilities between
it and the surrounding communities that led to eventual
dismantlement. This is a comprehensive treatment of the Oregon
Rajneesh incident from a sociological perspective, this study
offers insights into the importance of shared values for regulating
group processes and for negotiating relationships with other
groups.
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